Weapons of Mass Deception: The Uses of Propaganda in Bush's War on Iraq
by Sheldon Rampton, John Stauber (Author)
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Weapons of Mass Deception reveals: How the Iraq war was sold to the American public through professional P.R. strategies. "The First Casualty": Lies that were told related to the Iraq war. Euphemisms and jargon related to the Iraq war, e.g. "shock and awe," "Operation Iraqi Freedom," "axis of evil," "coalition of the willing," etc. "War as Opportunity": How the war on terrorism and the war on Iraq have been used as marketing hooks to sell products and policies that have nothing to do with show more fighting terrorism. "Brand America": The efforts of Charlotte Beers and other U.S. propaganda campaigns designed to win hearts overseas. "The Mass Media as Propaganda Vehicle": How news coverage followed Washington's lead and language. The book includes a glossary -- "Propaganda: A User's Guide" -- and resources to help Americans sort through the deceptions to see the strings behind Washington's campaign to sell the Iraq war to the public. show lessTags
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- Weapons of Mass Deception: The Uses of Propaganda in Bush's War on Iraq
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- In the aftermath of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, Americans felt horror, anger and outright astonishment.
Introduction: As U.S. tanks stormed into Baghdad on April 9. 2003, television viewers in the United States got their first feel-good moment of the war--a chance to witness the toppling of a giant statue of Iraqi dictator Sadd... (show all)am Hussein. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)But in the wake of this conflict, we should ask ourselves whether we have made the mistake of believing our own propaganda, and whether we have been fighting the war on terror against the wrong enemies, in the wrong places, with the wrong weapons.
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